How to delete and readd a printer on macOS

Created by Jonathan Gardner, Modified on Tue, 13 Dec, 2022 at 8:31 AM by Jonathan Gardner

To delete and readd a printer on your macOS computer.

  1. Navigate to the top right corner of your screen and click on the "Apple Icon" and click on "System Preferences"
  2. Within the "System Preferences" menu, navigate or search "Printers & Scanners".
  3. Within "Printers & Scanners", highlight the printer you are wanting to delete (by clicking on it), then click the "-" button below the left side box. (Click delete printer if prompted)
  4. Click the "+" button, a new window will pop up with a list of printers, select your printer (verify it is the right printer by the model number that can be found on the top or front of the brother printer itself).
  5.  After Selecting your printer from the list, click the "Add" button on the bottom left of the window.











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